Newsroom
Journalists can contact Communications staff at 518-443-5744, or by e-mailing communications@rockinst.org.
News Releases
To be added to our news release distribution list,
click here.
Sign up to follow us on:
Facebook
Twitter
click here.
Sign up to follow us on:
Facebook
Twitter
Upcoming Events
-
Higher Ed and International Relations Colloquium
March 6, 2012
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Public policy events at Rockefeller College and the University at Albany
News Stories
Andrew Cuomo: Next, walk on water;The Economist
The Economist says of Andrew Cuomo’s tenure that a "New York governor is actually governing." The Institute’s Robert Ward is quoted about one of Cuomo's achievements last year — enacting the property tax cap.
Read the story
U.S. State Tax Revenue Exceeds Pre-Recession Level; Bloomberg.com
Bloomberg reported on the Institute's latest State Revenue Report, which showed that tax collections rose for the seventh straight quarter. Report author Lucy Dadayan is quoted in the story.
Read the story
Reform Ally Dishes on ‘Weak-Kneed’ White House;Talking Points Memo
The closely watched blog reported on the upcoming release of Fighting For Our Health, a book from the Rockefeller Institute Press by Richard Kirsch, which describes his behind-the-scenes battle to advance health reform legislation as the head of a Washington, D.C.-based progressive advocacy book. TPM focused on Kirsch's differences with the Obama administration.
Read the story
“Another Year of Fear for Municipal Bonds”
[PDF]Liam Denning, The Wall Street Journal, February 8, 2012.
“Debate Arises At Qatar U. Over Decision to Teach Mainly in Arabic”
[PDF]Ursula Lindsey, The Chronicle of Higher Education, February 7, 2012.
“School-based Churches Look to Albany for Eviction Reprieve”
[PDF]Fred Mogul, WNYC-AM and FM, New York, NY, February 7, 2012.
“The Matthew Filipowicz Show”: Episode 89 with Richard Kirsch
[MP3]Matthew Filipowicz, The Matthew Filipowicz Show, Boston, MA, February 7, 2012.
Richard Kirsch discusses “Fighting for Our Health” on Current TV
[video]“The Young Turks with Cenk Uygur,” Current TV, February 4, 2012.
“Fighting for Our Health”
[PDF]Marc Stier, Marc Stier at Large Blog, Philadelphia, PA, February 4, 2012.
“New York's Long Beach Faces Crisis After Overtime 'Bad Luck'”
[PDF]Freeman Klopott, Businessweek, February 3, 2012.
“Tom Corbett budget preview: cuts ahead”
[PDF]John L. Micek, The Morning Call, Allentown, PA, February 3, 2012.
“Sales tax collections hit $24.8B in New York, up 5.4%”
[PDF]Michael DeMasi, The Business Review, Albany, NY, February 2, 2012.
“Biben picked as new director of JCOPE”
[PDF]Nick Reisman, YNN: Your News Now, Syracuse, NY, February 2, 2012.
“Auction 2012: How Drug Companies Game Washington”
[PDF]Paul Blumenthal, The Huffington Post, February 1, 2012.
“Pleasantville Teachers, Board OK Accord”
[PDF]Tom Bartley, Pleasantville-Briarcliff Manor Patch, Pleasantville and Briarcliff Manor, NY, February 1, 2012.
“Second Year In, Republican Governors Moderate Tone”
[PDF]Michael Cooper, The New York Times, January 31, 2012.
“Cuomo Seeks Civil Service Law Changes”
[PDF]Jacob Gershman, The Wall Street Journal, January 30, 2012.
“Fighting For Our Health”
[PDF]American Journal of Neuroradiology Blog, January 30, 2012.
“How Many Lives Does the Health Care Reform Cat Have Left?”
[PDF]Richard Kirsch, New Deal 2.0: A Project of the Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute, New York, NY, January 30, 2012.
“Andrew Cuomo: Next, walk on water”
[PDF]The Economist, January 28, 2012.
“News Analysis: Robo-Spending”
[PDF]Bruce Fisher, ArtVoice, Buffalo, NY, January 27, 2012.
“U.S. State Tax Revenue Exceeds Pre-Recession Level, Rockefeller Study Says”
[PDF]Brian Chappatta, Bloomberg.com, January 26, 2012.
“Liu Aiming at Cuomo's Budget Plan”
[PDF]Michael Howard Saul, The Wall Street Journal, January 24, 2012.
“The Road to Idaho's Revenue Estimate”
[PDF]Molly Messick, StateImpact Idaho, Boise, ID, January 24, 2012.
“Bob Ward on ‘Executive Power’”
[video]Matt Ryan, “New York Now,” WMHT, January 20, 2012.
“‘Weak-Kneed’ Obama Killed Public Option - New Book”
[video]Cenk Uygur, The Young Turks, January 18, 2012.
“Key Reform Ally Dishes On ‘Weak-Kneed’ White House Health Care Push”
[PDF]Brian Beutler, Talking Points Memo, January 18, 2012.
“Capitol Pressroom”
[mp3]Susan Arbetter, WCNY, January 17, 2012.
“States May Not Be Immune To Possible European Recession”
[PDF]Kelly Nolan, Dow Jones Newswires, January 13, 2012.
“Experts Predict Few Tough Calls In Cuomo's Budget Plan”
[video]Zack Fink, NY1, January 13, 2012.
“At last, a state budget year when the sky is not falling”
[PDF]Daniel C. Vock, Stateline.org, Washington, DC, January 13, 2012.
“Real regionalism needs to be restored”
[PDF]Paul Bray, Times Union, Albany, NY, January 10, 2012.
“Tough Fiscal Times May Temper Cuomo’s State Spending”
[video]Zack Fink, NY1, New York, NY, January 5, 2012.
